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Colatina: population and official figures

Population (IBGE estimate, 1 July)
130,043
2026
Population, 2022 census
120,033
2022
Area (km²)
1,398.2
2022
People per km² (2022 census)
85.8
2022

In depth

What is the population of Colatina?

IBGE, Brazil's national statistics institute, estimated the population of Colatina at 130,043 on 1 July 2026, the 248th largest of Brazil's 5,570 municipalities, the 9th largest of the 78 municipalities in Espírito Santo state. The 2022 census counted 120,033 residents.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is the population of Colatina growing?

Between the 2010 and 2022 censuses the population of Colatina grew by 8,496, from 111,537 (2010 count adjusted to 2022 boundaries) to 120,033, an average of +0.61% a year; the 117th slowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: +0.52% a year).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How has the population of Colatina changed since the 2022 census?

IBGE's estimates put Colatina's population 10,010 above the 2022 census count by July 2026 (+8.3%), against +5.5% for Brazil as a whole; the estimate was 129,301 in 2025 and 128,622 in 2024.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

How big is Colatina?

Colatina covers 1,398.2 km² and had 85.8 residents per km² at the 2022 census, the 61st least densely populated of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 23.86 per km²).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

What share of Espírito Santo state's population lives in Colatina?

Colatina holds 3.1% of the estimated 4,150,692 people in Espírito Santo state and 0.06% of Brazil's 214,211,951 (2026 estimates).

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Is Colatina a metropolis?

IBGE's urban hierarchy (REGIC) ranks Colatina as a sub-regional centre, level 3A on a scale whose top level is 1A; it is not part of an officially defined metropolitan region.

Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy

Who runs Colatina?

In Brazil, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (prefeito) and council (câmara de vereadores) directly elected for four years; mayors can serve two terms in a row. Primary schools, basic health care, urban planning, local transport, waste; each has its own organic law.

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